It has come to our attention that many of you do not take advantage of the 'assigning a category' function of the lastminuteliving blogs. We are in the process of creating a page to display all blogs by categories - so if you want to increase traffic it definitely pays to assign each posting with a category. It's even possible to create your own.
Here's how...
Categories can be used to organise your weblog posts for easier reference, archiving and display. Using categories is optional.
In order to display categories on your weblog, you must enable category archiving. Enable category archiving by Configuring Your Weblog Archives.
To assign a post to a category, see Basic Post Fields.
On your Weblogs tab, click the 
Edit Configuration link for the weblog you want to edit categories on, then click the Categories link to open the setup page for Categories.
Default Categories
When you create a new weblog, a default set of categories is provided to get you started:
Books
Current Affairs
Film
Food and Drink
Games
Music
Religion
Science
Sports
Television
Travel
Web/Tech
Weblogs
To enable a default category, click the check-box next to the category name and click Save Changes.
To disable a default category, uncheck the box next to the category name and click Save Changes. Disabled categories do not appear in the Category drop-down menu on the Compose a New Post/Edit Post page.
Custom Categories
To add a new category to your weblog, simply type in the new category name in one of the blank fields for Custom Categories and click Save Changes. There is no limit to how many categories you can add.
If you want to change the name of a custom category, type the new name in the field of the category name you want to replace, and click Save Changes.
To remove a custom category, click Delete next to the category name.
The custom categories you have set will appear in the Category menu on the Edit Post page.
You can also add a custom category from the Category menu on the Edit Post page. From the menu, select Add a new Category. A pop-up will appear where you can type the name of the new category and click Add. The category will be saved, and your post will be assigned to the category.
Displaying Categories on Your Weblog
Basic Templates
Categories are displayed on a weblog as a list or cloud in the sidebar and in the post footer by setting it for display in the weblog content.
On your Weblogs tab, click the 
Edit Design shortcut for the weblog where you would like to add the list of categories, then click the Change Content Selections link to enter the content setup area for the currently selected template set.
Display a list of the categories in your weblog sidebar:
Show a listing of your category names (the ones that have posts assigned to them) by displaying the Category List option in your template set. Selecting this option will enable Category Archives for your blog.
Check the Category List box in the Your Sidebar Content section and click Save Changes. A list of your categories will now be displayed in your weblog sidebar.
Display a Category cloud in your weblog sidebar:
Show a listing of your category names (the ones that have posts assigned to them) by displaying the Category Cloud, where frequently used categories appear larger than less frequently used categories. Selecting this option will enable Category Archives for your blog.
Check the Category Cloud box in the Your Sidebar Content section and click Save Changes. A Category cloud will now be displayed in your weblog sidebar.
Category List (left) versus Category Cloud (right)
Please note that if there isn't a post assigned to a category, that category will not appear in the Categories list or cloud, since empty categories are not displayed.
Display the category name in the footer after each post:
Show the category or categories that a post is assigned to by selecting a post footer that displays the category name.
Check the box for the Weblog Post Footer option and use the drop-down menu to select a footer that has Category in it. Click Save Changes and each of your posts will now have the category or categories displayed after it (in the post footer) on your weblog.
Limit Posts by Category
By default, the main page of your weblog will list posts from all of your Categories. If you'd like to limit your main page to a specific Category or Categories, this can be done via Weblogs > Edit Configuration > Preferences. This setting allows you to choose specific categories to show on the main page instead. You can select one category or multiple categories from the drop-down menu.
Advanced Templates
Categories are displayed on a weblog using advanced templates with the Category Tags (advanced templates do not have a Content Selections link on the Design tab).
For more information, visit the Typepad Knowledge Base
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